The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 30, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
5:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 470
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 19.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.24° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.84° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.